Background Maize (Zea mays L.) is a staple crop cultivated on a global scale.However, its ability to feed the rapidly growing human population may be impaired by climate change, especially if it has low climatic niche and range lability.One important question requiring clarification is therefore whether maize shows high niche and range lability.Met
This paper discusses an experimental work on concrete made from river and crushed sands such as quartzite, granite, gneiss, marble, dolomite, basalt and limestone with an emphasis on physical, mechanical, and microstructural properties of fresh and hardened concrete.This paper is completed by the formulation of three types of concrete with a consta
Summary: Thirteen-lined ground squirrels and Syrian hamsters are known for their ability to withstand cold during hibernation.We found that hibernators exhibit cold tolerance even in the active state.Imaging and electrophysiology of squirrel somatosensory neurons reveal a decrease in cold sensitivity of TRPM8-expressing cells.Characterization of sq
The semantic field of waste and dirt is a resource for artistic practices that have contributed to regulate, to question, or to attack symbolic systems and social imaginaries in different historical-political contexts.Beginning with the cultural economy of modernity/coloniality and Vehicles its asymmetrical logic of exclusion and discard, the essay
Ability to anticipate aversive events is important for avoiding dangerous or unpleasant situations.The motivation to avoid an event is influenced by the incentive salience of an event-predicting cue.In an avoidance fMRI task we used tone intensities to manipulate salience in order to study the involvement of the orbitofrontal cortex in processing o